MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Diceros bicornis

Accepted taxon: Diceros bicornis
Taxon:	Diceros bicornis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	PERISSODACTYLA \| Rhinocerotidae \| Diceros
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Diceros bicornis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 27, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 51, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 3. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Diceros bicornis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Acacia	LEAF	18.52	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	17.96	Damuth, J…
Fabaceae	STEM	16.67	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	STEM	14.07	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	12.78	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	9.26	Grzimek,B…
Euphorbiaceae	SHOOT	6.48	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	3.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	BARK	0.93	Grzimek,B…

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Diceros bicornis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	– M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Marcus Clauss, Janin Gehrke, Jean-Michel Hatt, Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Edmund J. Flach, Robert Hermes, Johanna Castell, W. Juergen Streich, Joerns Fickel, 2005, 'Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 140, no. 1, pp. 67-72
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Marcus Clauss, Janin Gehrke, Jean-Michel Hatt, Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Edmund J. Flach, Robert Hermes, Johanna Castell, W. Juergen Streich, Joerns Fickel, 2005, 'Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 140, no. 1, pp. 67-72

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Diceros bicornis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	1,154,714.29	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	1,154,714.29	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	1,154,714.29	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Diceros bicornis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Diceros bicornis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Diceros bicornis	Clauss,M., 2005, Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diceros bicornis	Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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